Playing Playfully to Overcome Adversity: A Telehealth-Based Group Teacher Training Program
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
7-2023
Abstract
Teacher's exposure to childhood adversity may lead to secondary stress compromising child-teacher interactions. Our telehealth-delivered teacher group program focused on play and playfulness in the classroom and stress management for teachers. Program manual and fidelity checklist were developed, and program's fidelity was assessed through manual adherence and participants attendance and satisfaction. Five participants attended the program, and five occupational therapy students served as fidelity raters. Rater agreement levels confirmed that the checklist was sufficiently developed to capture the program's essential elements. Follow-up interviews indicated that the program equipped participants with new skills and validated their existing knowledge/experience while offering tangible learning materials. Teachers' stress can be mitigated by providing them with a safe space to learn skills to promote playfulness in the classroom and to share with and support each other. The manualization of our program and fidelity checklist can guide the development of similar interventions.
DOI
10.1177/15394492231151882
PMID
36748710
Recommended Citation
Halperin, L., & Waldman-Levi, A. (2023). Playing playfully to overcome adversity: A telehealth-based group teacher training program. OTJR : Occupation, Participation and Health, 43(3), 381-389. Doi.org/10.1177/15394492231151882
Publication
OTJR : Occupation, Participation and Health
Publisher
Sage Publishing
Comments
Online ahead of print, Feb. 7, 2023.
This study was funded by the 2021-2022 Richard and Barbara Naclerio Faculty Scholars Award (Sacred Heart University).